Dr. Xiangming and researchers at the EOMF focus on geospatial science, technologies and applications in bio-, geo- and health- sciences, specifically in the areas of agriculture, forestry, ecology, biodiversity, land use and land cover changes, water quality, climate, infectious diseases and public health. It promotes community remote sensing and citizen science to address the grand challenges in our dynamic and rapidly changing planet Earth and the society.Applications of remote sensing and GIS in ecosystems science and natural resources; land use and cover changes; ecosystem service assessment; biogeochemistry of terrestrial ecosystems; ecosystem modeling at large spatial scales; integrated impact assessment of climate change; ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases.

Dr. Xiao's work on the Oklahoma EPSCoR RII award addresses two significant research objectives, including:

Development of a fully integrated socio-ecological modeling and prediction system that is designed to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches and to systematically examine insights from both disciplinary and integrated perspectives.

Research Assistants Funded by EPSCoR:

Rejen Bajgain (Graduate Student)Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of OklahomaResearch Focus: Assisting in data collection, data analysis and interpretation, instrumentation and maintenance of the Eddy Covariance Tower.Email: rajen@ou.edu

Hayden Mahan (Graduate Student)School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma Research Focus: Investigating energy and water fluxes in the grasslands; conducting research at eddy flux tower sites in El Reno and Marena, Oklahoma, and at the Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station.Email: haydenmahan@gmail.com

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. OIA-1301789. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.